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Showdowns are 4-player, 1-week round robin, winner-take-all format events. They are essentially a mini-tournament, and a great way to play a trio of games in a single week and show off your skills winning a group beyond individual matches. Showdown winners also receive the sword icon and 2.5 achievement points towards their Leaderboard ranking for the win.

Check out the Throwdown Showdown page for rules and links to past results. This was the last week of Showdowns for the 2014-15 NFL season.

Showdowns are 4-player, 1-week round robin, winner-take-all format events. They are essentially a mini-tournament, and a great way to play a trio of games in a single week and show off your skills winning a group beyond individual matches. Showdown winners also receive the sword icon and 2.5 achievement points towards their Leaderboard ranking for the win.

Check out the Throwdown Showdown page for rules, links to past results and to sign up for Divisional Playoffs (the last week of Showdowns for the 2014-15 NFL season).

#60 – tttimmyg vs. rhazes_darkk vs. Mike

@tttimmyg@ScottRieck In our mini-Showdown this past week, I lost both my games so it came down to game between you guys. Tim won 125-114

Showdowns are 4-player, 1-week round robin, winner-take-all format events. They are essentially a mini-tournament, and a great way to play a trio of games in a single week and show off your skills winning a group beyond individual matches. Showdown winners also receive the sword icon and 2.5 achievement points towards their Leaderboard ranking for the win.

Check out the Throwdown Showdown page for rules, links to past results and to sign up for Wild-Card Weekend.

#57 – Wilforkisland vs. thunder vs. Mike vs. jeffNFL

Wk 17 – TS57 – $2

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Mike

2

1

393.3

346.0

47.3

2. Wilforkisland

2

1

358.4

297.9

60.6

3. jeffNFL

1

2

345.3

384.3

-39.0

4. thunder

1

2

323.3

392.1

-68.8

Mike wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over Wilforkisland.

BotB (Weeks 15-16)

In this 16-team tournament started in Week 15, the winner of each 4-player group from Round 1 advances to the A-Championship in Week 16. The second place finisher in each group advances to the B-Championship. After Week 16, $30 plus a t-shirt and free entry in our forthcoming NFL Playoffs Challenge is awarded to the A-Champion, $15 plus a t-shirt to the B-Champion and a t-shirt for 3rd place. Champions, plus the 3rd place finisher (runner-up in A-Championship) each receive the medal icon plus 20, 10 and 5 achievement points, respectively, towards their Leaderboard ranking.

A-Championship
Luxuriousdusti vs. Bigchief37 vs. mikemar vs. laoch

The winner is . . .

laoch

Wk 16 – BotB – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. laoch

2

1

395.2

359.4

35.8

2. mikemar

2

1

397.6

388.6

9.0

3. Bigchief37

1

2

381.5

391.7

-10.2

4. Luxuriousdusti

1

2

365.6

400.2

-34.6

laoch wins the A-Championship group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over mikemar.

Thanks everyone for playing this season! It was a blast as usual! Of course we aren’t quite done yet, with the NFL Playoffs on tap, but this closes out our tournaments, and we’ll bring these back bigger and better next season!

Showdowns are 4-player, 1-week round robin, winner-take-all format events. They are essentially a mini-tournament, and a great way to play a trio of games in a single week and show off your skills winning a group beyond individual matches. Showdown winners also receive the sword icon and 2.5 achievement points towards their Leaderboard ranking for the win.

Check out the Throwdown Showdown page for rules, links to past results and to sign up for Week 17.

BotB (Weeks 15-16)

In this 16-team tournament started in Week 15, the winner of each 4-player group from Round 1 advances to the A-Championship in Week 16. The second place finisher in each group advances to the B-Championship. After Week 16, $30 plus a t-shirt and free entry in our forthcoming NFL Playoffs Challenge is awarded to the A-Champion, $15 plus a t-shirt to the B-Champion and a t-shirt for 3rd place. Champions, plus the 3rd place finisher (runner-up in A-Championship) each receive the medal icon plus 20, 10 and 5 achievement points, respectively, towards their Leaderboard ranking.

The Round 1 group results are final. Detailed group standings and game results are shown below. Our A-Championship and B-Championship, to be played in Week 16, are as follows:

A-Championship
Luxuriousdusti vs. Bigchief37 vs. mikemar vs. laoch

B-Championship
Doclate vs. uswjnk85 vs. rhazes_darkk vs. thunder

Thanks to all of our participants, and congrats to each of our players advancing from Round 1 to the Championship round. The games can be found on your Game Manager or My Throwdown page soon. Good luck!

Group A

Wk 15 – BotB – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Luxuriousdusti

3

0

460.3

376.6

83.7

2. Doclate

2

1

382.9

365.4

17.6

3. Wilforkisland

1

2

277.0

313.8

-36.8

4. awilde27

0

3

227.3

291.8

-64.5

Luxuriousdusti wins the group with a perfect 3-0 record. Doclate finishes second with a 2-1 record.

Wilforkisland

130.75

Doclate

143

Wilforkisland

145.25

Luxuriousdusti

170.75

awilde27

0

Wilforkisland

1

Doclate

105.25

Luxuriousdusti

133.4

Doclate

134.65

awilde27

101.2

Luxuriousdusti

156.1

awilde27

126.1

Group B

Wk 15 – BotB – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Bigchief37

2

1

376.1

343.1

33.0

2. uswjnk85

2

1

325.5

328.2

-2.8

3. JeffNFL

1

2

397.7

363.6

34.1

4. Ditka

1

2

303.8

368.0

-64.3

Bigchief37 wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over uswjnk85, who finishes second.

JeffNFL

108.95

uswjnk85

132.2

JeffNFL

141.95

Ditka

81.3

Bigchief37

150.1

JeffNFL

146.75

uswjnk85

111.5

Ditka

107.85

uswjnk85

81.75

Bigchief37

111.4

Ditka

114.6

Bigchief37

114.55

Group C

Wk 15 – BotB – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. mikemar

3

0

435.0

305.3

129.7

2. rhazes_darkk

2

1

343.0

355.3

-12.3

3. tttimmyg

1

2

363.3

359.6

3.8

4. mkmayers

0

3

338.4

459.5

-121.2

mikemar wins the group with a perfect 3-0 record. rhazes_darkk finishes second with a 2-1 record.

rhazes_darkk

86.25

mikemar

131.35

rhazes_darkk

115.8

tttimmyg

113.95

mkmayers

110

rhazes_darkk

140.95

mikemar

141.9

tttimmyg

92.55

mikemar

161.75

mkmayers

126.5

tttimmyg

156.8

mkmayers

101.85

Group D

Wk 15 – BotB – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. laoch

3

0

402.1

337.6

64.6

2. thunder

1

2

364.9

367.5

-2.6

3. kwinkelman07

1

2

327.2

340.8

-13.6

4. gtrain

1

2

362.2

410.5

-48.4

laoch wins the group with a perfect 3-0 record. thunder finishes second using the points differential tie-breaker over kwinkelman07 and gtrain.

Tournaments are larger scale, elimination competitions, with players split into groups, each attempting to advance from their group through a bracket to the Championship.

Tournaments are usually run over a consecutive two, three or four week span, depending on the number of players involved. Tournaments are the toughest competitions to win given the larger field, and hence offer the most reward. If you want to join a new tournament, check the Throwdown Tournament information and sign up page.

#9 – Free Entry Tourney (Weeks 14-15)

In this 16-team, free entry tournament started in Week 14, the winner of each 4-player group from Round 1 advances to the A-Championship in Week 15. The second place finisher in each group advances to the B-Championship. After Week 15, $10 is awarded to the A-Champion and $5 to the B-Champion. Champions, plus the 3rd place finisher (runner-up in A-Championship) each receive the medal icon plus 10, 5 and 2.5 achievement points, respectively, towards their Leaderboard ranking.

A-Championship
tttimmyg vs. laoch vs. thunder vs. Doclate

The winner is . . .

tttimmyg

Wk 15 – TT9 – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. tttimmyg

3

0

377.3

276.6

100.7

2. thunder

1

2

329.9

316.3

13.6

3. Doclate

1

2

311.8

318.2

-6.4

4. laoch

1

2

251.5

359.4

-108.0

tttimmyg wins the A-Championship group with a perfect 3-0 record. thunder finishes second using the points differential tie-breaker over Doclate and laoch.

Showdowns are 4-player, 1-week round robin, winner-take-all format events. They are essentially a mini-tournament, and a great way to play a trio of games in a single week and show off your skills winning a group beyond individual matches. Showdown winners also receive the sword icon and 2.5 achievement points towards their Leaderboard ranking for the win.

Check out the Throwdown Showdown page for rules, links to past results and to sign up for Week 16.

#49 – Ditka vs. Wilforkisland vs. jeffNFL vs. mikemar

Wk 15 – TS49 – $5

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. jeffNFL

2

1

300.4

286.8

13.6

2. mikemar

2

1

329.4

332.3

-2.9

3. Ditka

1

2

333.3

295.1

38.3

4. Wilforkisland

1

2

302.0

350.9

-49.0

jeffNFL wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over mikemar.

Ditka

136.15

Wilforkisland

57.85

Ditka

96.95

jeffNFL

106.75

mikemar

130.45

Ditka

100.2

Wilforkisland

125.2

jeffNFL

80.5

Wilforkisland

118.9

mikemar

134.25

jeffNFL

113.15

mikemar

64.65

#50 – Ditka vs. gtrain vs. rhazes_darkk vs. Wilforkisland

Wk 15 – TS50 – $2

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. rhazes_darkk

2

1

323.7

322.4

1.3

2. Wilforkisland

2

1

373.3

353.1

20.3

3. Ditka

1

2

334.4

358.2

-23.9

4. gtrain

1

2

336.0

333.7

2.3

rhazes_darkk wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over Wilforkisland.

Ditka

124.25

gtrain

119.9

Ditka

89.8

rhazes_darkk

94.15

Wilforkisland

144.15

Ditka

120.3

gtrain

122.4

rhazes_darkk

90.45

gtrain

93.7

Wilforkisland

119

rhazes_darkk

139.05

Wilforkisland

110.15

#53 – mikemar vs. thunder vs. Wilforkisland vs. rhazes_darkk

Wk 15 – TS53 – $2

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. mikemar

2

1

388.1

337.4

50.7

2. rhazes_darkk

2

1

324.1

306.4

17.8

3. thunder

2

1

342.2

342.4

-0.2

4. Wilforkisland

0

3

313.1

381.3

-68.2

mikemar wins the group using the points differential tie-breaker over rhazes_darkk and thunder.

Our final tournament of the season is underway, starting Week 15 with Championship games scheduled for Week 16.

For the final tourney I decided to make it a little more special event than usual. The following email just went out to our tourney participants about the event, aptly titled the Best of the Best Throwdown Tournament:

Gentlemen,

For our final tournament of the season at Fantasy Throwdown starting this week, I realized, albeit a little slow, that we really should do something special for this last tourney. Plus, from looking at the participants who signed up early in the week, it was a who’s-who of players from the top of our Leaderboard.

Therefore, I decided to explicitly invite players I felt were worthy to compete amongst our top players who weren’t already signed up to fill the final spots. And from that, I give you the…

Best of the Best Throwdown Tournament!

The format is the same as most of our tournaments, since I still want to run it over 2-weeks, Week 15 and 16. Players are in groups of four. The top player from each group advances to the A-Championship next week. The second place finisher advances to the B-Championship.

I did however add a Flex spot to the lineups (was tempted for two, stuck with one). We might go QB-Flex for the Championship matches.

More importantly, players are assigned to their groups by Leaderboard ranking! Here are the groups:

Group A
#1 Wilforkisland
#8 Doclate
#9 Luxuriousdusti
#29 awilde27

Group B
#2 JeffNFL
#7 uswjnk85
#10 Ditka
#25 Bigchief37

Group C
#3 rhazes_darkk
#6 mikemar
#11 tttimmyg
#19 mkmayers

Group D
#4 thunder
#5 gtrain
#14 laoch
#18 kwinkelman07

As you can see we have every player ranked #1-11 from the Leaderboard. Even some of the lower rankings are deceiving, as awilde27 was #3 in the first half of the season, and Bigchief37 has numerous special event titles under his belt from last year.

In terms of prizes, we’re going to need something a little more special than the originally planned $10 for 1st, $5 for 2nd. Lets triple it to $30 and $15. (Sorry, no Millionaire Maker here.) I still have some t-shirts but they are XL or XXL, so those are available if the size fits. I will also give a free entry in our final special event of the season, the NFL Playoffs Challenge, to 1st place.

If anyone cannot participate for whatever reason please let me know right away so I can find a replacement. If there are any questions then fire away.

Thanks!

Cheers,

Mike

If I missed anyone who felt they should have been included, I apologize. There were only 16 spots available, and I know we have many worthy competitors. It was a subjective call for the final few spots, and everyone accepted, so there wasn’t a ton of opportunity to get in unless you were already ranked at the top of the Leaderboard for the second half. You can make up for my oversight in the forthcoming NFL Playoffs Challenge!

Best of luck to our players, and everyone thanks for playing and supporting the website this season!

Tournaments are larger scale, elimination competitions, with players split into groups, each attempting to advance from their group through a bracket to the Championship.

Tournaments are usually run over a consecutive two, three or four week span, depending on the number of players involved. Tournaments are the toughest competitions to win given the larger field, and hence offer the most reward. If you want to join a new tournament, check the Throwdown Tournament information and sign up page.

#9 – Free Entry Tourney (Weeks 14-15)

In this 16-team, free entry tournament started in Week 14, the winner of each 4-player group from Round 1 advances to the A-Championship in Week 16. The second place finisher in each group advances to the B-Championship. After Week 16, $10 is awarded to the A-Champion and $5 to the B-Champion. Champions, plus the 3rd place finisher (runner-up in A-Championship) each receive the medal icon plus 10, 5 and 2.5 achievement points, respectively, towards their Leaderboard ranking.

The Round 1 group results are final. Detailed group standings and game results are shown below. Our A-Championship and B-Championship, to be played in Week 16, are as follows:

A-Championship
tttimmyg vs. laoch vs. thunder vs. Doclate

B-Championship
Coach vs. Luxuriousdusti vs. awilde27 vs. jeffNFL

Thanks to all of our participants, and congrats to each of our players advancing from Round 1 to the Championship round. The games can be found on your Game Manager or My Throwdown page soon. Good luck!

Group A

Wk 14 – TT9 – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. tttimmyg

2

1

513.8

352.2

161.7

2. Coach

2

1

329.8

368.0

-38.2

3. rhazes_darkk

1

2

327.8

446.0

-118.2

4. Ditka

1

2

399.4

404.6

-5.3

tttimmyg wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker over Coach, who finishes second.

Coach

91.55

rhazes_darkk

75.35

Coach

111.75

tttimmyg

190.35

Ditka

102.25

Coach

126.45

rhazes_darkk

91.55

tttimmyg

206.15

rhazes_darkk

160.85

Ditka

148.25

tttimmyg

117.3

Ditka

148.85

Group B

Wk 14 – TT9 – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. laoch

3

0

382.9

329.3

53.6

2. Luxuriousdusti

2

1

389.5

369.0

20.5

3. mikemar

1

2

350.1

379.9

-29.8

4. uswjnk85

0

3

263.0

307.3

-44.3

laoch wins the group with a perfect 3-0 record. Luxuriousdusti finishes second with a 2-1 record.

uswjnk85

80

Luxuriousdusti

93.65

uswjnk85

98.8

mikemar

116.05

laoch

97.6

uswjnk85

84.2

Luxuriousdusti

156.15

mikemar

128.55

Luxuriousdusti

139.65

laoch

160.4

mikemar

105.45

laoch

124.9

Group C

Wk 14 – TT9 – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. thunder

3

0

447.1

290.8

156.4

2. awilde27

2

1

400.2

426.0

-25.8

3. gtrain

1

2

399.9

459.4

-59.6

4. Wilforkisland

0

3

383.7

454.7

-71.1

thunder wins the group with a perfect 3-0 record. awilde27 finishes second with a 2-1 record.

thunder

139.85

gtrain

90.15

thunder

142.7

Wilforkisland

115.75

awilde27

84.85

thunder

164.55

gtrain

162.75

Wilforkisland

153.45

gtrain

146.95

awilde27

166.1

Wilforkisland

114.45

awilde27

149.25

Group D

Wk 14 – TT9 – $0

W

L

PF

PA

Dif

1. Doclate

2

1

394.6

419.7

-25.2

2. jeffNFL

2

1

424.9

308.3

116.6

3. mkmayers

1

2

406.6

432.8

-26.2

4. Bigchief37

1

2

317.5

382.7

-65.3

Doclate wins the group using the head-to-head tie-breaker (by, get this, 0.95 points!) over jeffNFL, who finishes second.